Resilient wheel.



R. N. FULLER. RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2.1 916- Patented July 3, 1917.

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' ROBERT NELSON FULLER, F ARLINGTON, TEXAS.

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Be it known that I, ROBERT NELsoN Fnmnn, a citizen of the United States, rein the county of Tarhave invented'a new and useful Resilient Wheel; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it'appertains to make and use the same. r v v ,7 This invention relates to an-improved resilient wheel,'and an object of the invention is to provide a. device of this kind provided with a plurality of heavy wire spokes, each consisting of two sections which are ex;- ranged tangentially and have. their adja cent ends spaced and connected by coil springs, there being an elongated frame,

vthrough the opposite ends of which the ad-- 'jacent end portions of said sections slidably engage, thereby holding the sections alined.

A, further object of the invention is to provide collars on the adjacent end portions of the sections of each spoke, between which collars and the opposite inner ends of the frame coil springs are interposed,to further insure resiliency.

In practical fields, the details of con-- struction may necessitate, alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, and claimed.

In the drawings: I Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the improved wheel constructed in accordance two sections of one of. the spokes,

with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a'sectional view on line 22 of.

Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the showing the connecting slidable frame and coil springs. a

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 desi ates the usual felly provided with a conventional form of tire 2 and 3 denotes a hub having adjacent its opposite end annular flanges 4. The inner ends of the spokes 5 of the wheel pass through these flanges 4 and have their ends riveted, as shown at 6. The spokes 5 have their outer ends threaded at 7 into the rim 1.

' Each spoke consists of two sections, the inner section 8 which is connected to the hub) and the outer section 9, (which is con- Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 191?.

1 Application filed Novemberfi, 1916. Serial No. 129,156.

nected to the rim 1). The adjacent ends of the two sections 8 and 9 slidably engage through the openings 10 and 11 of the 0ppo site ends of an elongated frame 12. The oppositeends of each frame 12 have the thick parts 13, so that the end portions of the sections will slide through the openings 10 and 11 without binding. The adjacent extremities of the two sections of each spoke are connected by a coil spring 14. The adjacent end flortions of the two sections of each spoke are provided with collars 15, between which and the inner faces of the end parts 13 of the frame, coil springs 16 are interposed. It is to be noted that as the hub of the wheel vibrates or. moves downwardly, the springs adjacent the upper portion of the felly will stretch, that is the springs 14, while the springs 16 will compress. The openings 10 and 11 in the opposite ends of -each frame are :of such sizes and proportions that the sections of each spoke will move freely,'without' binding, especially with regard to the spokes adjacent the horizontal diameter of the Wheel.

The invention having been ,set forth,

the felly, therebypreventing dishing of the wheel, each spoke consisting of two alined sections arranged tangentially to the huh, I

a rectangular frame, through the inner and outer ends of which the adjacent end portions of the sections slidably pass, the inner end of the frame being thicker than the outer end to insure a substantial guide for one of the sections of the spoke, a tension springconnecting the adjacent ends of the two sections, a collar on each of the adjacent ends of the two sections, and compression springs on the two sections, one between each collar-rand an end Wall of said frame.

2. In a resilient wheel, the combination of the hub and felly, of a plurality of heavy wire spokes connected between the hub and the felly, each spoke comprising two alined sections tangentially disposed with reference attached to each of the adjacent ends of the two sections, a rectangular frame in sinrounding relation to the tension spring and to the collars-and having oppositely disposed eyes through which the two sections 5 of thespoke pass and compression springs encircling the two sections and interposing between'the collars and the opposite walls of the rectangular frame, the opposite end walls of said rectangular, :frame being of '10 different thicknesses and the frame itself having a tapering outline adjacent to the -thick wall to prevent its interference with the frames of adjacent spokes.

Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to-this specification in the presence of .15 two subscribing witnesses. v

ROBERT NELSON FULLER.

Witnesses:

S. R. ,YA'rns FRANK Mol mon'r. 

